Trap | 5/6/2025 9:06:00 AM

CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston trap team moved to third in  the USA College Clay Target League 1A Conference 6 standings. The Golden Eagles had a score of 503.00 and have 2,318 points. They are just 30 points behind Alfred State College in second. Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is in first with 2,751.50 points. 

Sydney Huwe (Sr., Carver, Minn.), Heather Kaup (Sr., Forest Lake, Minn.), and Lucas Wavra (Fr., East Grand Forks, Minn.) all connected on 25-straight in week four. Kaup is third among all females in the USA College Clay Target League with an average of 23.63. Jayden Bergerson (Jr., Gully, Minn.), and Ethan Benedict (Jr., Maple Grove, Minn.) each rank in a tie for ninth among male shooters in the conference with an average of 23.00. Kaup is second in the conference for female shooters. Gracie Lunsetter (Sr., Gatzke, Minn.), and Huwe are tied for sixth with a 22.38 average. Ellen Payne (Sr., St. Louis Park, Minn.) is in eighth with an average of 22.25, while Rebecca Morstad (Fr., Cavalier, N.D.) is tied for ninth with a 21.88 average.

Kaup and Wavra paced the Golden Eagles in week four by hitting 49-of-50 targets. Morstad and Bergerson had great weeks, connecting on 48-of-50. Huwe went 46-of-50 for the Golden Eagles. Lunsetter, and Braxton Qual (So., Mahnomen, Minn.) hit 45-of-50 targets. Allison Jepson (So., Frazee, Minn.), Payne, and Kara Wold (So., Belgrade, Minn.) went 44-of-50. Eli Devore (Fr., Park Rapids, Minn.), Ian Larson (Fr.), Kallen Littler (Fr., Bemidji, Minn.), Mackenzie Ondrush (So., Climax, Minn.), and Louis Siegel (Jr., Anoka, Minn.) all connected on 43-of-50. Benedict, Collin Schlomann (Sr., Lake Lillian, Minn.), and Codey Wolff (Jr., Wadena, Minn.) went 42-of-50. Hunter Pierson (Jr., Saint Hilaire, Minn.) hit 41-of-50 targets, while Nathaniel Siemieniewski (Sr., Climax, Minn.) went 40-of-50. 

The Golden Eagles already shot their round for week five, but results will be released at the conclusion of the week.